Wednesday, October 12, 2016

MAC Light Festival Eyeshadow X 9 Palette: Review and Swatches

October 30th of 2016 is the Hindu festival of lights called Diwali and in celebration of this dazzling holiday, MAC has a special limited edition Light Festival Eyeshadow x 9 Palette ($42 CAD). Featuring nine bold and rich hues, the palette is now available online and at select MAC boutiques. To see some swatches of this beautiful palette, click......

MAC Light Festival Eyeshadow X 9 Palette

Packaging:
The Light Festival palette comes in a travel-friendly black compact with a clear lid. There is a total of nine mini pressed shadows weighing at 0.8 grams each.

MAC Light Festival Eyeshadow X 9 Palette

MAC Light Festival Eyeshadow X 9 Palette

Formulation:
MAC eye palettes are very hit and miss but this Light Festival Eyeshadow X 9 is very nice! First up we have a soft satin cream, a sheer warm gold, and a rich copper orange metallic. The cream and the gold is quite sheer but the copper is very rich and pigmented.

MAC Light Festival Eyeshadow X 9 Palette

Next up we have a burnt orange-red metallic, a metallic red, and a matte dark brown. The first two of the three are very intense and full-coverage but the brown is a tad patchy and sheer.

MAC Light Festival Eyeshadow X 9 Palette

Last but not least we have a shimmery medium green, a shimmery sapphire, and a matte black (the sparkles are shimmers left over on my fingers from swatching the previous shades). Again, the two shimmers are nicely pigmented and creamy while the black is very sheer and chalky. Overall, this is a fantastic palette. If you love bold jewel tones and pretty shimmers and metallics, then this is a great option!